Where does “sugarcane” come from?
Sugarcane comes from English sugar and cane, with sugar from Old French sucre, from Arabic sukkar, from Sanskrit śarkarā meaning "gravel" or "grit," referring to the granulated substance.
sugarcane (English): Alternative spelling of sugar cane
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of sugar cane
Ancestry of “sugarcane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sugar cane | A tropical grass of the genus "Saccharum" having... |
Words derived from “sugarcane”